"The Bling Ring" is Sofia Coppola's film about a group of privileged teens who steal from their celebrity idols.

ALLEN: Michelle wasn't feeling well, so I ended up seeing this on my own. This wasn't a movie I had been dying to see. I do believe Coppola is a talented director, but I wasn't sure this was a subject I was interested in. I am not a big fan of celebrities who are famous for simply being famous, but in the end I found the film to be fascinating.

The film follows a true story of teenagers who are so jealous of the celebrity lifestyle they will literally do anything to have it. So they break into celebrities homes when they are out of town. The film portrays this as a ridiculously easy process. The Internet tracks every move a celebrity makes, so it was easy to find out when they are out of town. Surprisingly most of these celebrities didn't have elaborate security systems and could not even be bothered to lock their back doors. This despite the fact the homes contained so much swag and cash, the celebrities often didn't realize they had been robbed.

Paris Hilton must either be very good friends with Coppola, or she is trying to get a role in a future film. She appears to be the one celebrity who was targeted the most by the young gang of thieves and several scenes in the movie were actually filmed in her house. Every room in Hilton's house is a tribute to Paris Hilton. The house itself becomes a symbol of the narcissism these kids have fallen victim to. You get the idea Hilton must get all of her self-esteem simply by being well-known and for no other reason.

For these kids, the need to be famous is so demanding that they don't even bother to hide their crimes from their peers. At parties they brag about breaking into the homes of the famous and stealing the designer items they are wearing. Are the friends horrified? Of-course not; they're jealous.

Emma Watson is the best of a great cast. This actress who grew up as the smartest student at Hogwarts shows a remarkable ability to play an empty-headed American teen. Once caught, she gives an interview of such dim-witted brilliance you can imagine an Oscar nod in her future.

In the end I found I felt sorry for these kids. They are such a product of their environment; it makes you feel bad when they finally have to pay the piper.